title: [Effect and effectiveness of hyperbaric oxygen therapy in chronic hearing disorders. Report of 557 cases 1989].
abstract: After ten applications of hyperbaric oxygen therapy to 557 patients with hearing loss, 27.8% of the patients experienced a hearing improvement of more than 10 dB. Tinnitus improved in 62.2% of all cases. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be used for all cases of extreme hearing loss or severe tinnitus that is resistant to the usual therapy.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Abteilung, Bundeswehrkrankenhaus Ulm/Donau.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Schumann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lamm
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hettich
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006317:Hearing Loss, Noise-Induced / Q000628:therapy; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation / Q000295:instrumentation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Zur Wirkung und Wirksamkeit der hyperbaren Sauerstofftherapie bei alten Hörstörungen. Bericht über 557 Fälle aus dem Jahre 1989.